New Chairman at Abans Finance

K.J.C. Perera

Abans Finance PLC has announced the appointment of K. Cecil Perera as the new Chairman of the Company.

He is an Attorney-at-Law who has graduated from the Sri Lanka Law College. He also holds a Diploma Certificate on Modern Banking Law from the Postgraduate Institute of Management – University of Sri Jayewardenepura and has passed Part I and II from the Chartered Institute of Management Accounts. 

Perera commenced his career as a junior counsel at the Chamber of Dunstan de Alwis of the President’s Counsel. Thereafter, he worked as a Professional Assistant at D.N. Thurairajah and Company. Later, he joined The Finance Company as a Legal Officer and as a Senior Legal Officer at LB Finance. 

Thereafter, he joined the Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka as the Legal Head, where he handled Corporate Advisory Services and Venture Capital Investments, Capital Market Services, Fund Management Services, Company Secretarial work, Leasing and Trade Finance work, Notarial work, Court Cases and Human Resource Management Legal work. 

In his career, he has worked as a Non-Executive Director at 99X Technology and as an Independent Non-Executive Director at Thilanka Hotels. 

Prior to joining Abans Finance, Perera completed nine years of service at Commercial Credit and Finance as the Chairman and Independent Non-Executive Director. Perera is the Founder and Precedent Partner of Legalinc. 

Following the latest appointment, the Board of Abans Finance comprises of Chairman K.J.C. Perera, R. Pestonjee, A.S. Ratnayake, R. Nissanga, H.C. Ambuldeniya, W.B.W.M.R.A.M.T.G. Aluwihare and D.S. Ratnayake.